by Hawkei » 24 Aug 2014, 13:11
Yea, this is actually a pretty old idea, which we never truly able to be implemented. There are perhaps a few variations on this idea which you might consider.
1. The Mothership
This idea is use a naval vessel for the transport and use it to deploy or build hovercraft. I have been able to successfully create a mod for this concept. Simply by creating a Tempest and modifying it to build hovercraft. It operated, quite, successfully, as an off shore land factory. This concept is best suited to the Aeon and Seraphim factions.
2. The Hovering Transport
The idea with this concept is to have a transport which can move on land or sea. It would essentially be an air unit. But would be targeted as a surface unit. It could carry all types of land units and drive on-shore to deploy them. I would probably implement this unit for the UEF faction.
3. The Walking Amphibious Ship
This concept is based on the Cybran Destroyer. which can sprout legs and walk on land. Rather than being a transport. I think this unit could be better implemented as a mobile land factory. Which can move over water. The idea is that it walks onto the beach, and then begins to build Mantis at a fast rate. It's build options would be limited to, say, Mantis, Hoplite, Rhino, and Flak. But it would have 4 construction pads, and make units simultaneously. This concept would work quite well with other walking ships, and experiementals, which are used to secure the beach head.